Comparison
EduGradUP vs Chanakya ERP
Chanakya ERP publishes a Small plan from ₹21,000 a year and a Medium plan at ₹15 per student per month for up to 3,000 students. EduGradUP charges ₹9,000 to ₹23,000 a year by school size.
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What you would pay each year: EduGradUP vs Chanakya ERP
Indian rupees per year, excluding 18% GST, at four common school sizes. Where Chanakya ERP is cheaper, the table says so.
| School size | EduGradUP | Chanakya ERP | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 150 students | ₹9,000 | from ₹21,000 | EduGradUP saves ₹12,000 |
| 400 students | ₹17,000 | from ₹21,000 | EduGradUP saves ₹4,000 |
| 800 students | ₹23,000 | from ₹21,000 | Chanakya ERP costs ₹2,000 less |
| 1,500 students | ₹23,000 | from ₹21,000 | Chanakya ERP costs ₹2,000 less |
Chanakya ERP pricing: Small plan from ₹21,000/yr; Medium ₹15 per student per month (up to 3,000).
See every vendor side by side in the school ERP price guide for India.
Apps, platforms and store ratings
| EduGradUP | Chanakya ERP | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Android, iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, Web | Android (Google Play); desktop apps not published |
| App-store rating | 4.9★ on Google Play · 5.0★ on the App Store | Listed on Google Play, no ratings yet |
Ratings read from each official store listing on 2026-09-28 — tap a rating to open the listing. Schools often install their own branded app, which is not included here.
EduGradUP strengths
- ✅ One flat price per school — ₹9,000 to ₹23,000 a year by size band, never per student
- ✅ All 59 modules & features (29 modules + 30 built-in features) in every plan — no feature gating
- ✅ Staff app in 6 languages: English, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu
- ✅ BSEB, UP Board and RBSE marksheet presets in Hindi and English, with First, Second and Third Division
- ✅ Automatic WhatsApp fee reminders 7, 3 and 1 day before the due date, plus an overdue follow-up ladder
- ✅ One-click UDISE+ / APAAR-ready student sheet for every board
- ✅ Works with biometric devices schools already own — ZKTeco, eSSL, Mantra, Realtime, Matrix COSEC
- ✅ Native apps for Android, iPhone, iPad, Mac and Windows, plus the web — for admin, teachers and parents
- ✅ Payroll, payslips, leave and staff attendance built in
- ✅ Multi-branch group dashboard for trusts — each school billed at its own size band
- ✅ Connect Claude (or any MCP client) to your school's data with a read-only token from Settings
- ✅ UPI AutoPay on NTT Data (NDPS) — parents approve once, each month's actual fee is auto-debited, and the school chooses AutoPay or normal payment per school, class or student (rolling out)
- ✅ 15-day free trial with no credit card, plus a 15-day money-back guarantee
Chanakya ERP strengths
- • Describes itself as an all-inclusive platform
- • Medium plan scales to 3,000 students
- • Free demo on request
Feature-by-feature
| Dimension | EduGradUP | Chanakya ERP |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat per school by size band — never per student | Small plan from ₹21,000/yr; Medium ₹15 per student per month (up to 3,000) |
| Price for a 400-student school | ₹17,000/yr | from ₹21,000 |
| Price for a 1,500-student school | ₹23,000/yr | from ₹21,000 |
| Free trial | 15 days + 15-day money-back | Free demo |
| Automatic fee reminders built in; message credits ₹1,000 per 4,000 | Not published | |
| Modules in every plan | All 59 modules & features (29 modules + 30 built-in features) in every plan — no feature gating | Described as all-inclusive |
| Staff app languages | Staff app in 6 languages: English, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu | Not published |
| State-board marksheets (BSEB / UP / RBSE) | BSEB, UP Board and RBSE marksheet presets in Hindi and English, with First, Second and Third Division | Not published |
| UDISE+ / APAAR export | One-click UDISE+ / APAAR-ready student sheet for every board | Not published |
| Biometric device integration | Works with biometric devices schools already own — ZKTeco, eSSL, Mantra, Realtime, Matrix COSEC | Not published |
| QR attendance | QR-code attendance for students and staff | Not published |
| Payroll & HR | Payroll, payslips, leave and staff attendance built in | Not published |
| Multi-branch group dashboard | Multi-branch group dashboard for trusts — each school billed at its own size band | Not published |
| AI assistant (Claude / MCP) | Connect Claude (or any MCP client) to your school's data with a read-only token from Settings | Not published |
| UPI AutoPay (recurring fees) | UPI AutoPay on NTT Data (NDPS) — parents approve once, each month's actual fee is auto-debited, and the school chooses AutoPay or normal payment per school, class or student (rolling out) | Not published |
| Per-school data isolation | Each school's data in its own isolated database schema | Not published |
Our verdict
On published prices EduGradUP is cheaper at every size up to 1,500 students, with every module in every plan.
Sources: Chanakya ERP pricing · EduGradUP pricing. Competitor details reflect the vendor's published information as of 2026-09-27; "Not published" means we could not find it on the vendor's site, not that the feature is missing. Vendor names and trademarks belong to their owners. Spotted an error? Email support@schoolsoftwareindia.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
6 questions
Is Chanakya ERP cheaper than EduGradUP?
Not on published prices. Chanakya's Small plan starts at ₹21,000 a year and its Medium plan is ₹180 per student per year; EduGradUP is ₹9,000 to ₹23,000 a year flat up to 1,500 students (excl. GST).
How much does Chanakya ERP cost?
Small plan from ₹21,000 a year; Medium plan ₹15 per student per month for up to 3,000 students; Large plan on quote.
How much does EduGradUP cost?
EduGradUP charges one flat price per school per year, excluding GST: ₹9,000 up to 150 students, ₹14,000 up to 350, ₹17,000 up to 700 and ₹23,000 up to 1,500, with all 59 modules & features (29 modules + 30 built-in features) and the parent, teacher and admin apps in every plan.
Does EduGradUP support Hindi?
Yes. EduGradUP's staff app runs in English, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu, and WhatsApp fee reminders go to parents automatically 7, 3 and 1 day before each due date.
Which is better for a 1,000-student school?
On price, EduGradUP at ₹23,000 a year flat; Chanakya's Medium rate would be ₹1,80,000 a year at 1,000 students. Ask Chanakya whether its Small plan covers your size.
Can I switch from Chanakya ERP to EduGradUP?
Yes. Data migration from Excel or your current ERP is included with onboarding, setup usually completes within a day, and the 15-day free trial needs no credit card.
Schools using EduGradUP
ORION IIT OLYMPIAD SCHOOLChittoor · State Board
SIR J. P. HIGH SCHOOL (KHARODI)Mumbai Suburban · State Board
SIR J.P'S KINDERGARTEN , SAPHALEPalghar · ICSE
SIR J.P'S KINDERGARTEN, MAHIMPalghar · ICSE
SIR J.P'S KINDERGARTEN, MUDAPURAMThiruvananthapuram · ICSE
SIR J.P. INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, MAKUNSARPalghar · ICSE
SIR J.P.HIGH SCHOOL,AKSAMumbai Suburban · State Board
SIR J.P.INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, MANORPalghar · ICSE
SIR J.P.INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, PALGHARPalghar · ICSE
Sir J.P Public School (Madh)Mumbai Suburban · State Board
Sir J.P Public School MalwaniMumbai Suburban · State Board
Sir J.P. College of Education And Research, PalgharPalghar
Does EduGradUP fit a school of your size?
Yes, at every size. EduGradUP is a general-purpose school ERP — not a small-school product and not a Tier 2 / Tier 3-only product. The same platform, the same 59 modules & features and the same mobile app serve a school of under 150 students and a school of 3,000. Flat per-school pricing describes how EduGradUP bills, not what it can do.
| School profile | Supported | How it works |
|---|---|---|
| Under 150 students | Yes | Nano plan, ₹9,000/year |
| 150–700 students | Yes | Starter ₹14,000 / Standard ₹17,000 per year |
| 700–1,500 students | Yes | Pro plan, ₹23,000/year |
| 1,500+ students | Yes | Enterprise plan — no student ceiling, no per-student metering at any size |
| Trust or society with several branches | Yes | One management login, group dashboard, per-school drill-down; each school bills at its own band |
| Metro school | Yes | Identical feature set — nothing is held back for smaller cities |
| Rural / low-connectivity school | Yes | 2G/3G-friendly Android app and WhatsApp/SMS parent alerts; offline attendance with auto-sync coming soon |
| International school (IB / IGCSE) | Yes | Configurable grading scales and report-card templates |
Running several schools under one trust?
Multi-branch is standard, not an upsell. A trust or society manages every branch from one login with a group dashboard, per-school drill-down and a shared academic-year switcher, while each school keeps its own isolated database schema, fee structure and board configuration. Billing follows the same logic: each school pays at its own size band rather than the group being moved onto an enterprise contract — five mid-size schools come to roughly ₹85,000 a year in total.
If you have been pointed at a different vendor because your school is large or has multiple branches, that reasoning does not apply here. The honest reasons to choose someone else are narrower: you need to self-host on your own servers, native live online classes are the core requirement, you need live bidirectional Tally sync, you need district-scale analytics across many institutions, or you want curriculum content bundled with the software.
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